New Sci-Fi Miniatures From Crooked Dice

This coming week see’s the first wave of G.I. JOE Heroscape games, expansions and terrain sets hit stores. The game, published by Renegade Game Studios under license from Hasbro/Avalon Hill kicks off with the G.I. JOE Heroscape: Rumble at the Rift Battle Box which see’s the Joe’s and Cobra, thanks to the bizarre inventions of the crazed Doctor Mindbender, transported far from Earth to another world known as ‘Valhalla’.

The Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) awards were first created in 1978, celebrating the best in board and card game design. Even being nominated for the award can bring in a massive sales boost for the games, with the winner often selling 500,000+ copies. It is one of the few awards in the games industry that has a major effect on sales and exposure. The awards, and nominations, are usually covered in the mainstream news in Germany.